A review of rare disease policies and orphan drug reimbursement systems in 12 Eurasian countries

M Czech, A Baran-Kooiker, K Atikeler… - Frontiers in public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Despite international initiatives on collaboration within the field of rare
diseases, patient access to orphan medicinal products (OMPs) and healthcare services …

How to value orphan drugs? A review of European value assessment frameworks

A Blonda, Y Denier, I Huys, S Simoens - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Decision-makers have implemented a variety of value assessment frameworks
(VAFs) for orphan drugs in European jurisdictions, which has contributed to variations in …

Implementing outcomes-based managed entry agreements for rare disease treatments: nusinersen and tisagenlecleucel

KM Facey, J Espin, E Kent, A Link, E Nicod… - …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background and Objective Enthusiasm for the use of outcomes-based managed
entry agreements (OBMEAs) to manage uncertainties apparent at the time of …

[HTML][HTML] A conceptual framework for life-cycle health technology assessment

E Kirwin, J Round, K Bond, C McCabe - Value in Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Health technology assessment (HTA) uses evidence appraisal and synthesis
with economic evaluation to inform adoption decisions. Standard HTA processes sometimes …

A systematic review of moral reasons on orphan drug reimbursement

BM Zimmermann, J Eichinger… - Orphanet Journal of Rare …, 2021 - Springer
Background The number of market approvals of orphan medicinal products (OMPs) has
been increasing steadily in the last 3 decades. While OMPs can offer a unique chance for …

[HTML][HTML] Reported challenges in health technology assessment of complex health technologies

MA Hogervorst, RA Vreman, AK Mantel-Teeuwisse… - Value in Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives With complex health technologies entering the market, methods for health
technology assessment (HTA) may require changes. This study aimed to identify challenges …

Position statement on diagnosis and treatment of cardiac amyloidosis–2021

MV Simões, F Fernandes… - Arquivos brasileiros de …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Significant advances in understanding cardiac amyloidosis (CA) have been made in recent
years, leading to a thorough reformulation of its clinical significance. In addition to …

The use of nonrandomized evidence to estimate treatment effects in health technology assessment

S Kent, M Salcher-Konrad, S Boccia… - Journal of …, 2021 - becarispublishing.com
Health technology assessment (HTA) is increasingly informed by nonrandomized studies,
but there is limited guidance from HTA bodies on expectations around evidence quality and …

Are supplemental appraisal/reimbursement processes needed for rare disease treatments? An international comparison of country approaches

E Nicod, A Whittal, M Drummond, K Facey - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2020 - Springer
Background There is increasing recognition that conventional appraisal approaches may be
unsuitable for assessing the value rare disease treatments (RDTs). This research examines …

Rare diseases under different levels of economic analysis: current activities, challenges and perspectives

S Cannizzo, V Lorenzoni, I Palla, S Pirri, L Trieste… - RMD open, 2018 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Rare diseases imply clinical and economic burden as well as a significant challenge for
health systems. One relevant objective of the activities planned within the European …